Yote vs .25 synrod (graphic) Payback for my dog!

[susieqz]

thanks harry. i will. do you happen to know what size animal will trigger it?

[SmokeTest]

I, and a lot of other people, use them for rats.

It will also go off for the chickadees, but as the batteries go dead it starts having trouble to detect the small stuff.

[Tater]

Mine even picks up tiny field mice from close range (5-10'). It's 3+ years old and the sensor has been completely covered by snow for weeks at a time. Still works fine.
I got a "Hall of Fame" HF dinger.

[arty]

when you put down a female her mate will be looking for another, try an ecall with female vocalizatons, should bring in the new bachelor. and do the opposite when you put down a male. good  luck.

[susieqz]

thanks, guys.  rats have been getting into my garden.  i'll get one quick.

[Geoff]

I am a dog lover, so my sympathy on your loss

however, if you knew yotes were coming around and you let your dog out alone at night it was a bad situation all around

to shoot all yotes when they were just doing what wild animals do, they did not pick on you or your dog, is just revenge

again, I would be very heartbroken if my dog were killed by a wild animal though I don't know that I would actively seek the species out to kill and I would be outside when I let my dogs out.

[susieqz]

sorry geof. i gotta disagree. once they show that much aggression they need to be put down.

coyotes in ranch country get  shot at so much they tend to avoid houses.
this is a good thing.

[kelvinator]

That is terrible what happened to your dog, so sorry for your loss. Excellent shot placement on that yote. I would eliminate every one I possibly could, especially the females.

[fperez0209]

Sorry to hear about your  lost,I too would've reacted the same way.I live in the Throggs Neck area of the Bronx in New York and not even a quarter mile from me there's a large cemetery also not too far from 3 schools in which coyotes have been found.Hope you get them all. God Bless, Felix

[Swifty]

Nature's a b!tch..   I'll shoot a few for your pup too..   Take em out!

[chancers]

I am sorry for your loss.  Losing a beloved pet is very hard.  But, losing one in such a violent way is devastating. 

I know if that had happened to me, I would go WAY out of my way to get every single coyote.  Not only would I be baiting and shooting, I would have my foothold traps and live cable restraint snares out.  And if I lived in an area where chickens were allowed, I'd raise a few chickens just so I could have "live" bait.

Great shot on that yote.  It's crazy how you area able to photograph so many yotes during the day.  Your yotes are brazen and need to be dealt with.

I know you are using the 25 caliber Mrod.  That's what I started with. Next came the 100 plus fpe 25 caliber Condor. And then 9mm Rainstorm.  Having killed 30 plus some yotes with air rifles in the last 4-5 years, I'd say that using the big bore is way easier.  I know folks like the head shot, but to me, the body shot is more satisfying and exciting.  With head shots, the yote simply drops with tail quivering a little.  But, with body shots, sometimes they drop (especially with a spine shot), sometimes they do the chase the tail in a circle thing, and sometimes they bolt, crashing through the thicket.

[William]

Makes me want to come over and give you a helping hand on the removal, that is such a shame, so sorry for you and your families loss.
Yotes will feed on dogs and cats on a regular basis.  I am afraid that some really extreme yote removal would be under way if that was my dog!

I do hope your removal works out for you, I know all of us agree that we need out wildlife but when it starts affecting our lives it is time to go!

Anyway you have our prayers and thoughts

William

[SuburbanMe]

Aww man. I'm truly sorry for your loss.  Your post has really upset me. Nothing worse than losing a best friend, let alone a family member.

Atleast you got the (a) female. One less female to birth pups. Lets hope you get all of them.

[PBguns]

what driveway alarm, please.?

Here is the one I used http://amzn.com/B00JR2V0SS

[PBguns]

when you put down a female her mate will be looking for another, try an ecall with female vocalizations, should bring in the new bachelor. and do the opposite when you put down a male. good  luck.

great tips thanks! (have dropped two males in the field since the one at my house). Sorry no pictures (I know they don't count LOL). But was being very clandestine with some help. Both times two of us  bed down in the tall grass (seperate areas of the field around the new den). Try to wait them out, longest was almost 3 hours. Buddy's shot was 43yds, mine was only 27yds (measured both next day). I know there are a few more (we can hear at night when they howl at the fire/police sirens). "Game on" (I think to myself each time I hear it).

[PBguns]

I am a dog lover, so my sympathy on your loss

however, if you knew yotes were coming around and you let your dog out alone at night it was a bad situation all around

to shoot all yotes when they were just doing what wild animals do, they did not pick on you or your dog, is just revenge

again, I would be very heartbroken if my dog were killed by a wild animal though I don't know that I would actively seek the species out to kill and I would be outside when I let my dogs out.

Just want to clarify my dog (all of our dogs have always been inside type dogs). They all sleep inside the house at night. This was during a 5 min late night pee break before bed. Happened like that.  Ill stop writing and keep the rest for the coyotes.

[Sfttailrdr46]

   Mike You are doing nothing wrong and the coyotes are wild predators moving into residential areas as their population explodes since their natural enemy (wolf) is not around in large numbers . Feel no guilt for doing what is necessary to protect you and yours from a predator undergoing a population explosion nationwide. Here on the east coast 15 years ago there were few yotes around or only in remote areas of the Adirondacks and Catskill mountains , Now they are being caught in Manhattan. It is only a matter of time before there will be more occasions where we will see attacks on humans as hunger and population pressures move them int more suburban and even urban areas. As a species Coyotes are very adaptable and anything that is small enough or weak enough to be attacked and taken down by them will be on their dinner menu.

[Turboken77]

If you need a hand hit me up! I live close

[Turboken77]

If you need a hand hit me up! I live close

[cwlongshot]

  Mike You are doing nothing wrong and the coyotes are wild predators moving into residential areas as their population explodes since their natural enemy (wolf) is not around in large numbers . Feel no guilt for doing what is necessary to protect you and yours from a predator undergoing a population explosion nationwide. Here on the east coast 15 years ago there were few yotes around or only in remote areas of the Adirondacks and Catskill mountains , Now they are being caught in Manhattan. It is only a matter of time before there will be more occasions where we will see attacks on humans as hunger and population pressures move them int more suburban and even urban areas. As a species Coyotes are very adaptable and anything that is small enough or weak enough to be attacked and taken down by them will be on their dinner menu.

ABSOLUTELY!!

 One additional point Turkeys... They have been re stocked years ago and in most places FLOURISHING... The #1 food for yotes in these areas is Turkeys and there young polts!!

Back in the '70's we had none or nearly none here in CT, today they are everywhere even in close to the citys. The Coyotes are there too and in big numbers!

Just like you might remove the weeds form your lawn you remove the predators that may do what they do. Done for the same reasons... we dont want them there!

CW